We
made a trip into Texas yesterday. Way
into Texas. We drove to Waco for no
particular reason other than we had a brief window to go see a few grandkids
and their parents. Well, after we got
there Chris took a look at what’s brewing just outside the Gulf, and we decided
maybe this was a scouting trip for a potential evacuation, or another
hurrication. There are three of those
waves trying to decide if they are going to gain strength and make us a visit. We’ll have to keep our eyes on the Gulf for
the next week or so.
The
boys seemed pretty happy to see us. Josh
and Christi hadn’t told them we were coming.
And yes, it was still just “the boys.”
AnnaGrace isn’t scheduled to make her appearance until early
December. Luke was at Mother’s Day Out
and Zak and Caleb were at their homeschool co-op. We picked up Luke first, and I rode in the
back next to his car seat. And he talked
the entire way to get his brothers. I
did learn from him that his family apparently eats out a lot. He invited me to go to Chuck E Cheese. He informed me as we passed two different
restaurants that they had eaten there. And
then he started. “We go there, too,”
pointing to a Quality Inn. “We go there.” Best Western.
“I go peepee in a cup.” Well, that’s
random, but admirable, I suppose. “We go
there.” A nursing home.” “There my fire station.” “I count.
1-2-3.” “I go in there.” A Methodist church. By the time we picked up the older two and
made our way to pick up Josh at the church I was exhausted. That little guy has been all over Waco if
anyone needs a tour guide. I think the
highlight of his day came, though, when he went with Josh and me to get Josh’s
car towed to the auto repair shop. It developed
some kind of transmission problem in the church parking lot. Luke was fascinated by the real live tow
truck. The sweet but gnarly, old tow
truck driver already had the car hooked up and ready to go when we
arrived. Gotta love it when a cartoon
(TowMater) comes to life in the real world.
I
know I didn’t say much about Zak and Caleb this time, but they were doing
great, too. Caleb has started Little
League baseball, so he is getting a glimpse of a tougher world than the YMCA
league. Zak was busy writing a book that
he started during one of his favorite periods of the entire day at co-op …
study hall. “You can do whatever you
want in there as long as you don’t make any noise.” Christi and AnnaGrace both seem to be healthy
and happy. Luke told his Mom last night
a she rolled a hot wheels car across her stomach that AnnaGrace makes a good
hill. Josh is working hard to manage a
fairly large corporation (read here, a big church) and still have time to prepare
sermons, spend time with his wife and love on his kids. Guess we’ll get out of their hair here in a
bit. But maybe we can wait until after I
get some donuts …
1
Corinthians 15:58 says, “Therefore, my
dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully
to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in
vain.”
Father,
thank you for happy children. Help me to
be one, too. Amen.
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